This black & white British sci-fi looks an awful lot like another 1960s British sci-fi film when it begins. Like "Village of the Damned", it begins in a village where suddenly and inexplicably everyone collapses to the ground. However, unlike "Village of the Damned", the people are all dead AND it appears to extend all over the planet! Who is responsible is unknown at first, but when a tiny group of survivors come together it becomes obvious that whatever killed everyone was air-borne. Each survivor had been lucky enough to be away from the air--one in a high-altitude jet, another in an oxygen tent, etc..
Soon, the source of all this death is apparent--there are some robot-like aliens walking about the planet. And, when the survivors see them kill one of them, they shoot at the creatures repeatedly--with no effect! In fact, the alien thingies seem completely indifferent to this. What's weirder is that later, the woman they killed comes back to life as a white-eyed zombie!! Soon other white-eyed zombies appear and this does not bode well! Can these folk somehow survive and manage to repel this ruthless invasion?
So is this apocalyptic sci-fi drama worth seeing? Well, if you are a fan of sci-fi, then definitely. The movie is amazingly low-key and subtle in its approach--a nice change from the usually loud and in-your-face style of most sci-fi. The only problem is the ending. While not terrible, it did seem to leave too many dangling threads and was far from certain. Still, well done and interesting...and also a lot like "Target Earth" (1954). In fact, both together would make a dandy double-feature.
Soon, the source of all this death is apparent--there are some robot-like aliens walking about the planet. And, when the survivors see them kill one of them, they shoot at the creatures repeatedly--with no effect! In fact, the alien thingies seem completely indifferent to this. What's weirder is that later, the woman they killed comes back to life as a white-eyed zombie!! Soon other white-eyed zombies appear and this does not bode well! Can these folk somehow survive and manage to repel this ruthless invasion?
So is this apocalyptic sci-fi drama worth seeing? Well, if you are a fan of sci-fi, then definitely. The movie is amazingly low-key and subtle in its approach--a nice change from the usually loud and in-your-face style of most sci-fi. The only problem is the ending. While not terrible, it did seem to leave too many dangling threads and was far from certain. Still, well done and interesting...and also a lot like "Target Earth" (1954). In fact, both together would make a dandy double-feature.